Category: Historic Instrument Replicas
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American Civil War Re-enactor Musicians and Their Instruments
About Re-enacting Recreating every detail of the military aspects of the American Civil War (early to mid 1860s) is more than just a pastime for many thousands of dedicated people known as “Re-enactors.” Re-enactments of encampments and major Civil War battles draw thousands of enthusiastic participants and spectators in U.S. States where the major action…
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The Irish, the Harp and Civil War
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. The minstrel boy to the war is gone,In the ranks of death ye will find him;His father's sword he hath girded on,And his wild harp slung behind him;"Land of Song!" cried the warrior bard,"Tho' all the world betrays thee,One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard,One faithful…
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Tattooed Fiddles by Don Rickert Design
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Do you want a "full body suit"…not on you, but for your violin or fiddle? We have not figured out fiddle body piercing yet, but we are working on it. Read on… The decoration of musical instruments has been done for hundreds of years. Such decoration has included inlay work of…
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Why the F-Type Mandolin Dominates Bluegrass – Flatirons Dominate Celtic (UPDATE)
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Have you ever seen a Bluegrass mandolin player playing anything but an F-Type or a Celtic player ever playing an F-Type (the photo with the scroll on the left). There are reasons. Read on… Musicians in just about every genre except Bluegrass, including Old-Time (lots of F-Styles and…
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A Brief History of Flatiron-Type Mandolins (UPDATE)
Please visit the Don Rickert Musician Shop. Flat-Top Flatiron-Style Mandolin by Don Rickert Design (now Don Rickert Lutherie) and available from the Adventurous Muse Store is of the general type known as either "pancake" or "flariron". It has that mellow, yet still loud and powerful sound sought by Celtic (both Irish and Scottish) players, as well as…
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Gut Fiddle Strings: Let the Truth Overcome Your Fear!
Metal wound strings and modern synthetic core strings (e.g. Dr. Thomastik) are wonderful for the modern fiddler, regardless of the type of music he or she is playing. The good ones, such as D'Addario Helicores and Infeld Super-Flexible rope core strings, sound great, are easy on the fingers (and your instrument) and stay in tune. Other…
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TV Coverage of Musical Instruments by Don Rickert Design Update
Several weeks ago we submitted posts on two California-based cable providers (SureWest and KAXT-1.8) showing a video on the Cigar Box Fiddle Authentic 1860s Style from Don Rickert Design Lutherie. In the video,Troy Parker is doing the playing, accompanied by Michael Fox on diatonic banjo, which is kind of a cross between a banjo and dulcimer (marketed as…
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